# \*sVtVr-: 'hide'

> Proto-Semitic *sVtVr-, 'hide': reflexes in 18 language(s).

A page of the Linear A Lexicon's research wiki, in [Wiki](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/index.md>) › [Kaphtor Semitic Roots](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/index.md>) › [S](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/s/index.md>). Updated 2026-10-22.

## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*sVtVr- |
| Meaning | 'hide' |
| Basis | project |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hebrew | mistār 'hiding place, shelter'; sēter 'secret place' (BDB 712) | BDB 712 |  |
| Aramaic | str 'hide' (Aramaic Root Atlas 0648) | Aramaic Root Atlas 0648 |  |
| Arabic | satara 'cover, conceal' (Aramaic Root Atlas 0648) | Aramaic Root Atlas 0648 |  |
| Judaic Aramaic | str (DJBA 834b apud CAL); sitrā (HALOT 771, 772) | DJBA 834b; CAL; HALOT 771, 772 | gloss withheld |
| Syrian Aramaic | setrā (HALOT 772; Payne Smith 394) | HALOT 772; Payne Smith 394 |  |
| Mandaic Aramaic | sitara (HALOT 772) | HALOT 772 |  |
| Tigre | sätra (LGz. 518) | LGz. 518 |  |
| Tigrinya | sätärä (LGz. 518) | LGz. 518 |  |
| Amharic | sättärä (LGz. 518) | LGz. 518 |  |
| Gurage | sətər (LGz. 518) | LGz. 518 | gloss withheld |
| Harari | sutri (LGz. 518) | LGz. 518 | gloss withheld |
| Phoenician | mstrm (Krahmalkov 300) | Krahmalkov 300 | gloss withheld |
| Amorite | sitrum (Gelb AS 21, 30) | Gelb AS 21 30 | gloss withheld |
| Geez | satara (Kogan 2015, ch. 2 §4.2 no. 55) | Kogan 2015 ch. 2 §4.2 no. 55 | gloss withheld |
| Jibbali | stɔr (Kogan 2015, ch. 2 §4.2 no. 55); sɛ́tər (Rubin 2014 669) | Kogan 2015 ch. 2 §4.2 no. 55; Rubin 2014 669 | gloss withheld |
| Mehri | sətūr (Kogan 2015, ch. 2 §4.2 no. 55) | Kogan 2015 ch. 2 §4.2 no. 55 | gloss withheld |
| Pre-Islamic North Arabian | Safaitic str (Al-Jallad–Jaworska 124); strt; Hismaic str (Al-Jallad 2026, 136) | Al-Jallad–Jaworska 124; Al-Jallad 2026 136 | gloss withheld |
| Biblical Aramaic | məsattərātā (HALOT BArm. s.v. I סתר) | HALOT BArm. s.v. I סתר | gloss withheld |

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## Linked from

- [S](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/s/index.md>)

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